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MAHMUD ABBAS GIVES A VAGUE ANSWER TO QUESTION ON THE ARMENIAN QUARTER OF JERUSALEM
Mediamax
Oct 6 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmoud Abbas
stated in Strasburg today that "all the monotheistic religions have
the right to freely realize their rituals in Jerusalem which is the
capital of the state of Palestine".
Mahmoud Abbas stated this at the PACE session answering a question
of raised by a member of Armenian delegation Naira Zohrabyan on the
Palestinian authorities' stance toward the status of the Armenian
quarter in Jerusalem, Mediamax reports.
Naira Zohrabyan thinks the answer of the Head of the Palestinian
Autonomy was "vague'.
Mediamax recalls that back in late 2000, Armenian Foreign Minister
Vardan Oskanyan stated that Armenia was against separation of the
Armenian and Christian quarters of Jerusalem.
In August, 2000, already after the failure of the negotiations in
Camp David, Yasser Arafat refuted the information of Israeli sources,
according to which he had agreed to leave the Armenian quarter of
Jerusalem under Israel's control. Arafat said in an interview to
Palestinian "Al-Ayyam" newspaper then: "The Armenian quarter belongs
to us; we and Armenians are one city". And in October, 2002, Arafat
stated in an interview to Arabic "Al-Hayat" newspaper, which was being
published in London: "Israel wanted to control the Armenian quarter
of Jerusalem and I told them that I will never betray Armenians".
Mediamax
Oct 6 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Head of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmoud Abbas
stated in Strasburg today that "all the monotheistic religions have
the right to freely realize their rituals in Jerusalem which is the
capital of the state of Palestine".
Mahmoud Abbas stated this at the PACE session answering a question
of raised by a member of Armenian delegation Naira Zohrabyan on the
Palestinian authorities' stance toward the status of the Armenian
quarter in Jerusalem, Mediamax reports.
Naira Zohrabyan thinks the answer of the Head of the Palestinian
Autonomy was "vague'.
Mediamax recalls that back in late 2000, Armenian Foreign Minister
Vardan Oskanyan stated that Armenia was against separation of the
Armenian and Christian quarters of Jerusalem.
In August, 2000, already after the failure of the negotiations in
Camp David, Yasser Arafat refuted the information of Israeli sources,
according to which he had agreed to leave the Armenian quarter of
Jerusalem under Israel's control. Arafat said in an interview to
Palestinian "Al-Ayyam" newspaper then: "The Armenian quarter belongs
to us; we and Armenians are one city". And in October, 2002, Arafat
stated in an interview to Arabic "Al-Hayat" newspaper, which was being
published in London: "Israel wanted to control the Armenian quarter
of Jerusalem and I told them that I will never betray Armenians".